Greenwood - the solution to the plastic problem - 1 day course

Plastic
is
the curse of the modern age, firstly because it is absolutely
everywhere and
everything we use seems to be made out of it, and secondly because it
never
rots away.

All
of the plastic objects we now find in our homes, gardens,
kitchens and bathrooms, however, have ancestors which were made of
natural
materials and which were used quite happily for many centuries before
plastic
was even thought of.

On this course, you
will learn the green woodworking skills of riving (controlled
splitting),
hewing (shaping with an axe), shaving (with a drawknife)and greenwood joinery and use them to
make
simple, domestic objects out of green wood which can replace the
plastic in
your life.

Whether
you make a plate, a carved bowl, a tapas dish/nibbles dish,
a cooking spoon, a spatula or a chopping board, we guarantee that
nothing you
make will end up in a Whale's belly…. Ever!

All
tools and tuition provided, but bring your own tools if you have them.

There
will be a small extra charge for materials for any object you take home.